(Adam Doré & Bryan Hiles)
Action-packed high-energy
and delightfully over-the-top performances. (Review by Keith Millar)
Loosely based on
the Grimm Brother’s classic fairy-tale The Frog-Prince, A Froggy Fairytale provides lively and cheerful holiday
entertainment for children of all ages.
Presented by the Rhumbelow
Theatre in association with Creative Madness the production features the
talents of Bryan Hiles and Adam Doré.
These two give
action-packed high-energy and delightfully over-the-top performances as they
introduce a host of whacky characters to the audience with the help of clever
props, masks, basic costumes and a puppet.
Other than the main
protagonists which include a rather petulant princess, the frog - who is a
puppet and, in this version at least, a not-so-handsome prince, there was also
a rather camp fairy, a witch who keeps forgetting which fairy-story she is in,
and the King who splashes like a sprinkler head when he talks.
Hiles and Doré also
play themselves as the travelling minstrels who tell the story.
The two actors’
sustained and mad-cap performances were very well received by all the children
present at the opening performance and indeed by their parents and grandparents
as well. In fact it looked as if the performers were also having a whale of a
time and thoroughly enjoying themselves.
The three year-old
grandson we took with us to the production sat transfixed throughout. He was a
little alarmed, but not too much, by the witch. Afterwards he stated “Landon is
excited”. When he got home he proceeded to tell his parents all about the show.
A cherry on the top
is a workshop in mask-making which is presented by the performers after the
show.
A Froggy Fairytale is a very enjoyable production. It would
certainly provide an entertaining and productive distraction for children who
are getting a little bored during the holidays.
A Froggy Fairytale can be seen at the Rhumbelow Theatre in
Cunningham Road, Umbilo on October 6, 7, 9 and 10 at 10h00 and at 14h00 on
October 8 and 11. Tickets R60 booked through Computicket or Ailsa on 083 250
2690 as well as Roland on roland@stansell.za.net and http://events.durbantheatre.com/
Tickets are limited
so don’t delay.Snacks and juices are on sale. – Keith Millar
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